Wow, how time flies when you are having [insert proper description of emotional experience of exam week]. And the “fun” is not over yet, official kick off of Spring Break after the Pediatrics exam Friday morning. Woooooooooo! Today I learned a very important grown-up lesson: life just isn’t fair sometimes (*pout) but if you just let that … Continue reading
…that doesn’t know PIVMs are physiologic or osteokinematic motion & PAiVMs are arthrokinematic motion. Mr. T is so awesome, I couldn’t resist…but now back to my regularly schedule midterm early am study routine.
OSCE #3 tomorrow featuring the cervical and thoracic spine is quite a daunting prospect. My classmates and I have had our plates full this midterm week and we’ve got to end it with a pretty scary practical. However, I have the utmost confidence that we will rock it, as always! Here is a little tip: … Continue reading
Motor learning is something we deal with a lot in physical therapy. What is it exactly? Well, basically motor learning is a “relatively permanent” change from practice of a of a motor skill. Consider things like smoothness & accuracy of movement needed for things like walking, speaking, biking….we take them for granted but remember that first … Continue reading
Sure, I could have easily gone to Dr. Frankenstein for this one….but I thought I’d let my favorite little scientist teach me a little more about wound care: So, did you know you could use electricity to help heal wounds?! True Facts! Basically, intact skin has a current (due to the Sodium Ion Pump) of … Continue reading
Clinical Prediction Rules can can be pretty useful tools (when used with a great subjective history and physical exam of course) Take the CPR for Cervical Radiculopathy for instance (visit physiopedia for some videos) If a patient is presenting with 3 out of these four signs there is a 94% specificity, and goes up to … Continue reading
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Working with a patient with neck problems? Get your Canadian Cervical Spine Rules on to determine if you need to send them for an x-ray. With such a high sensitivity, you can be confident that if they clear the c-spine rules that they don’t require an x-ray. This allows physicians in the emergency department to … Continue reading
…The Brain That Is When visualizing the brain using a CT (computed tomography) there are some cute images that help you understand where in the brain you are looking: Totally looks just like it right ? (From my wonderful professor Dr. Linberg’s lectures, hover over pics for caption):
Sometimes I get a little silly. (ok, I often get a little silly)…if it isn’t a test week, Pediatrics gives the right side of my brain lots of opportunity to play and express itself: We learned all about bracing, splinting, and taping in the pediatric population today…this little finger puppet is made from Aquaplast and … Continue reading
After a LONG day [9.5 hours of class bookended by 3 hours of musculoskel lab and a make up integument class…] I like to take a little break from studying with one of my favorite nature documentaries. Lately, I’ve gotten back into the amazing “Wild Russia” which explores the vast wilderness of the epically huge … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 